from idle daydreaming to drawing board to workbench
broad ripple windworks
A nice pint, pen and paper are all that are
required to get started. Above you see
Twister in the making and a pint of Bells Two
Hearted Ale in my undoing. Sketch first, then a
scaled layout in Adobe Illustrator follows next
for sizing purposes and to see if it will look
right. This project has been completed and
installed. Photos will follow shortly.
Above is Chinook, a proof of concept prototype hot out of the workshop. This prototype proves the
mechanical concept works, dreamed up during a flight from California to Indy and a couple of glasses of
Merlot. These blades are temporary and the new replacement ones are being built right now. For a
preview see below.
Chinooks new blades
take shape on the
English Wheel